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(Amendment  11   to 
B.A.  I.  Order  156.) 

\  U.S.  DEPOSITORY 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 


BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY. 


AMENDMENT  11  TO  RULE  6,  REVISION  1.-T0  PREVENT  THE  SPREAD 

OF  FOOT-AND-MOUTH  DISEASE  IN  CATTLE,  SHEEP, 

OTHER  RUMINANTS,  AND  SWINE. 


Effective  on  and  after  January  27,  1909. 


U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

1.  During  the  existence  of  the  quarantine  to  prevent  the  spread  of 
foot-and-mouth  disease  in  cattle,  sheep,  other  ruminants,  and  swine,  as 
provided  in  Rule  6,  Revision  1,  and  amendments  thereto,  particularly 
amendments  1  and  3,  whereby  the  States  of  New  York,  Michigan,  and 
Maryland  are  quarantined,  the  interstate  transportation,  movement,  or 
trailing  or  driving  of  cattle,  sheep,  other  ruminants,  and  swine,  or  the 
movement  of  hay,  straw,  similar  fodder,  hides,  skins,  or  hoofs,  except 
as  hereinafter  otherwise  provided,  from  the  following  areas  in  the  States 
of  New  York,  Michigan,  and  Maryland,  is  hereby  prohibited: 

2.  New  York. — The  entire  counties  of  Genesee,  Niagara,  and 
Orleans.  That  portion  of  Erie  County  north  of  the  southern  bound- 
aries of  the  towns  of  Hamburg,  East  Hamburg,  Aurora,  and  Wales. 
That  portion  of  Monroe  County  west  and  north  of  the  Genesee  River. 

3.  Michigan. — The  entire  counties  of  Macomb,  Oakland,  and  Wayne. 
The  townships  of  Salem,  Superior,  Ypsilanti,  and  Augusta  in  Washte- 
naw County. 

4.  Maryland.— Districts  5  and  6  in  Baltimore  County.  Districts 
3,  6,  7,  and  8  in  Carroll  County. 

5.  Upon  inspection  and  certification  by  an  employee  of  the  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry,  cattle,  sheep,  other  ruminants,  and  swine  from 
points  in  the  areas  hereinbefore  described  in  the  States  of  New  York, 
Michigan,  and  Maryland  may  be  moved  interstate  for  immediate 
slaughter,  provided  that  the  authorities  of  the  State,  Territory,  or  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  to  which  the  animals  are  destined  have  previously 
signified  their  willingness  to  accept  them.  When  interstate  shipments 
by  rail  of   cattle,   sheep,  other  ruminants,   and  swine  for  immediate 


slaughter  are  made  from  points  in  the  areas  hereinbefore  described,  the 
cars  containing  them  shall  be  sealed  with  Department  seals  affixed  by 
an  emploj'ee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  before  the  said  cars 
shall  be  allowed  to  leave  the  areas  hereinbefore  quarantined ;  and  such 
shipments  shall  not  be  unloaded  en  route  or  at  destination,  within  or 
outside  the  areas  hereinbefore  described,  except  into  reserved  pens 
which  have  been  designated  and  approved  for  that  purpose  by  the 
Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry.  The  specially  cleaned  and 
disinfected  pens  designated  and  approved  for  unloading  en  route  ship- 
ments of  live  stock  from  and  to  points  not  included  in  the  quarantined 
area  shall  not  be  used  for  this  class  of  shipments.  When  such  ship- 
ments are  unloaded  en  route,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  the  cars  shall, 
after  reloading,  be  again  sealed  by  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  it  being  the  purpose  and  intent  of  this  provision  that 
cars  containing  such  shipments  shall  remain  sealed  until  the  animals 
arrive  at  the  place  of  slaughter. 

6.  Hides  and  skins  removed  after  January  1,  1909,  from  the  car- 
casses of  cattle,  calves,  sheep,  or  goats  slaughtered  in  the  areas  here- 
inbefore described  in  the  States  of  New  York,  Michigan,  and  Maryland 
may  be  moved  interstate  without  disinfection  or  certification,  subject 
to  permission  of  the  State  authorities  at  destination,  provided  that  the 
said  hides  or  skins  have  not  been  in  contact  with  hides  or  skins  from 
the  carcasses  of  animals  slaughtered  before  January  1,  1909,  within  the 
areas  hereinbefore  quarantined. 

7.  Hides  and  skins  of  cattle,  calves,  sheep,  and  goats  which  origi- 
nated outside  of  the  areas  hereinbefore  described  in  the  States  of  New 
York,  Michigan,  and  Maryland  and  which  have  been  removed  from 
carcasses  prior  to  January  1,  1909,  at  establishments  having  inspection 
under  the  Federal  meat  inspection  law  may  be  moved  interstate  from 
the  areas  hereinbefore  described  without  disinfection  or  certification, 
subject  to  the  permission  of  the  State  authorities  at  destination,  pro- 
vided that  such  hides  or  skins  have  not  been  in  contact  with  other 
hides  or  skins  removed  prior  to  January  1,  1909,  and  which  are  in  the 
areas  hereinbefore  described. 

8.  Hides  and  skins  of  cattle,  sheep,  and  goats  which  are  within  the 
areas  hereinbefore  described,  but  which  are  not  heretofore  provided  for 
in  this  amendment,  shall  be  disinfected  under  the  supervision  of,  and 
be  certified  by,  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  before 
being  moved  interstate  from  the  areas  hereinbefore  described. 

9.  Hay,  straw,  and  similar  fodder  may  be  moved  interstate  from  the 
areas  hereinbefore  described  only  upon  certification  by  an  employee  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

10.  When  interstate  shipments  by  rail  or  boat  of  cattle,  sheep,  other 
ruminants,  and  swine  are  made  from  and  to  points  not  included  in  the 
areas  hereinbefore  described  in  the  States  of  New  York,  Michigan,  and 


Maryland,  the  said  shipments  shall  not  be  unloaded  within  the  said 
areas  except  under  the  supervision  of  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  and  into  pens  which  have  been  specially  cleaned  and 
disinfected,  and  which  have  been  designated  and  approved  for  that  pur- 
pose by  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

11.  Cattle,  sheep,  other  ruminants,  and  swine,  hay,  straw, 
and  similar  fodder,  hides,  skins,  and  hoofs,  not  originating  in 
the  areas  hereinbefore  described,  in  the  states  of  new  york, 
Michigan,  and  Maryland,  may  be  moved  interstate  without 
restrictions  except  as  herein  imposed,  but  shall  not  be 
exported  to  any  foreign  country  except  upon  the  written 
permission  of  the  secretary  of  agriculture  first  had  and 
obtained. 

12.  Rule  6,  Revision  1,  and  all  amendments  thereto  affecting  the 
quarantine  of  Pennsylvania  are  still  in  full  force  and  effect.  Cattle, 
sheep,  other  ruminants,  and  swine,  hay,  straw,  and  similar  fodder,  and 
hides,  skins,  and  hoofs  originating  in  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  shall 
not  be  exported  to  any  foreign  country  except  upon  the  written  permis- 
sion of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  first  had  and  obtained. 

13.  That  part  of  Rule  6,  Revision  1,  dated  November  19,  1908,  effect- 
ive on  and  after  November  19,  1908,  relative  to  the  quarantine  of  New 
York,  and  amendments  thereto  numbered  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  and  9, 
are  hereby  amended  accordingly. 

This  amendment  is  effective  on  and  after  January  27,  1909,  and  is 
subject  to  amendment  or  revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Done  at  Washington  this  twenty-sixth  day  of 
January,  1909. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture. 

James  Wilson, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


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